28-05-2025
Bayern talent Krätzig joins Red Bull Salzburg
Heidenheim's Frans Kraetzig (L) and Elversberg's Tom Zimmerschied battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga Relegation First leg soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and SV Elversberg at Voith-Arena. Tom Weller/dpa
Bayern Munich talent Frans Krätzig is joining Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, the Bundesliga champions said in a statement on Wedesnday.
The 22-year-old defender had initially gone out on loan to VfB Stuttgart at the start of last season and then to Heidenheim in January.
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With Heidenheim, he played 18 matches and scored one goal.
"Frans Krätzig was one of the first class of players to join the newly-founded FC Bayern Campus in 2017. He has continued to develop over the years, including becoming a Germany youth international and has now racked up over 20 Bundesliga appearances," Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said.
"He's yet another player who has learned his trade at FC Bayern and is now forging his own path in professional football."
